| Rank | Overall | Change | SOS (Rank) | Standard (Rank) | Inference (Rank) | Vegas (Rank) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Los Angeles Dodgers (30-14) | 0.4720 | - | -0.1214 (29) | 0.4169 (2) | 0.5191 (1) | 0.4816 (1) |
| 2. New York Yankees (32-13) | 0.4327 | - | -0.0475 (23) | 0.4572 (1) | 0.4769 (2) | 0.3632 (2) |
| 3. Houston Astros (29-16) | 0.2934 | - | -0.0092 (17) | 0.3101 (3) | 0.3492 (3) | 0.2205 (5) |
| 4. Toronto Blue Jays (24-20) | 0.2772 | - | 0.1186 (2) | 0.2702 (4) | 0.2746 (4) | 0.2872 (3) |
| 5. San Francisco Giants (24-19) | 0.2188 | - | -0.0055 (16) | 0.2390 (5) | 0.1989 (7) | 0.2178 (6) |
| 6. Milwaukee Brewers (29-16) | 0.2031 | +1 | -0.1374 (30) | 0.1879 (7) | 0.1721 (9) | 0.2497 (4) |
| 7. Tampa Bay Rays (26-18) | 0.1852 | -1 | -0.0564 (24) | 0.2181 (6) | 0.1557 (13) | 0.1809 (9) |
| 8. New York Mets (29-17) | 0.1788 | - | -0.0201 (19) | 0.1331 (11) | 0.2099 (5) | 0.1948 (7) |
| 9. San Diego Padres (28-16) | 0.1423 | - | -0.0255 (21) | 0.1366 (10) | 0.1591 (11) | 0.1314 (11) |
| 10. Los Angeles Angels (27-19) | 0.1273 | - | -0.0228 (20) | 0.1115 (12) | 0.2018 (6) | 0.0692 (14) |
| 11. St. Louis Cardinals (24-20) | 0.1255 | - | -0.0474 (22) | 0.1478 (8) | 0.1914 (8) | 0.0366 (15) |
| 12. Boston Red Sox (21-23) | 0.1245 | +2 | 0.0882 (4) | 0.1065 (13) | 0.1587 (12) | 0.1088 (13) |
| 13. Atlanta Braves (21-24) | 0.1151 | -1 | 0.0092 (15) | 0.0792 (14) | 0.0791 (14) | 0.1882 (8) |
| 14. Minnesota Twins (27-18) | 0.1042 | -1 | -0.0700 (26) | 0.1451 (9) | 0.1595 (10) | 0.0067 (16) |
| 15. Philadelphia Phillies (21-24) | 0.0357 | +1 | 0.0777 (5) | -0.0484 (17) | 0.0130 (15) | 0.1449 (10) |
| 16. Chicago White Sox (22-22) | 0.0265 | -1 | 0.0197 (12) | 0.0339 (15) | -0.0664 (18) | 0.1119 (12) |
| 17. Seattle Mariners (18-27) | -0.0495 | - | 0.0753 (6) | -0.0483 (16) | -0.0913 (19) | -0.0090 (17) |
| 18. Cleveland Guardians (18-23) | -0.0824 | - | 0.0338 (8) | -0.0868 (19) | -0.0342 (17) | -0.1260 (19) |
| 19. Texas Rangers (20-23) | -0.0913 | - | 0.0990 (3) | -0.0563 (18) | -0.0246 (16) | -0.1942 (20) |
| 20. Miami Marlins (18-24) | -0.1499 | +1 | 0.0126 (14) | -0.2409 (25) | -0.1672 (22) | -0.0390 (18) |
| 21. Arizona Diamondbacks (23-23) | -0.1530 | -1 | 0.0240 (11) | -0.1000 (20) | -0.1048 (20) | -0.2559 (25) |
| 22. Oakland Athletics (19-28) | -0.1707 | - | 0.0246 (10) | -0.1526 (21) | -0.1574 (21) | -0.2028 (21) |
| 23. Colorado Rockies (20-24) | -0.2097 | - | -0.0790 (27) | -0.1716 (22) | -0.2442 (24) | -0.2146 (24) |
| 24. Baltimore Orioles (18-27) | -0.2444 | +1 | 0.1451 (1) | -0.1763 (23) | -0.2071 (23) | -0.3519 (29) |
| 25. Detroit Tigers (16-28) | -0.2589 | +1 | 0.0303 (9) | -0.2236 (24) | -0.2808 (25) | -0.2733 (26) |
| 26. Chicago Cubs (18-26) | -0.2698 | -2 | -0.0656 (25) | -0.3038 (27) | -0.3005 (26) | -0.2041 (22) |
| 27. Kansas City Royals (15-28) | -0.3011 | - | -0.0106 (18) | -0.2614 (26) | -0.3687 (28) | -0.2745 (27) |
| 28. Cincinnati Reds (14-30) | -0.3259 | - | 0.0164 (13) | -0.3739 (29) | -0.3918 (29) | -0.2107 (23) |
| 29. Washington Nationals (16-30) | -0.3454 | - | 0.0480 (7) | -0.4047 (30) | -0.3486 (27) | -0.2812 (28) |
| 30. Pittsburgh Pirates (18-25) | -0.4098 | - | -0.0796 (28) | -0.3440 (28) | -0.5323 (30) | -0.3552 (30) |
Ratings Over Time
Ratings Methodology
This table represents the current MLB Baseball computer ratings as computed by the Donchess Inference Index. More information on how these MLB Baseball ratings are computed can be found on the Methodology page.
- Overall Rating: This ratings system that is a combination of the Standard Rating, the Inference Rating and Vegas Rating. This is the final rating that is used to rank the teams.
- Standard Rating: Looks at game outcome and score differential only. Record is the most important factor in this rating system.
- Inference Rating: Heavily weights the outcomes of opponents’ games. This system is a much better predictor of future game outcomes.
- Vegas Rating: This is our newest rating that only takes into account the Vegas line on each game.
Please see our MLB predictions page to see our projections for each game and outright season predictions.
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